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How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US

  • Written by Marni Sommer, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
imageTampons are the latest product to be in scarce supply at U.S. stores.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues.

Reports of a scarcity of the menstrual product, used by millions of women in the U.S., have combined with general inflationary pressure on the price of goods...

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Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate

  • Written by Barbara A. Trish, Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College
imageSupporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg prepare to caucus for him in a high school gym, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

For the past few election cycles, the quartet of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina has had a lock on the early spots in the Democratic Party’s...

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Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous

  • Written by Donovan Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
imageA protester holds a Q sign as he waits to enter a campaign rally with then-President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in August 2018.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons were trying to topple European monarchies. In the mid-20th century,...

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Browser cookies make people more cautious online, study finds

  • Written by Elizabeth Stoycheff, Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
imageCookie notifications become a ubiquitous aspect of online life.Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/picture alliance via Getty Images

Website cookies are online surveillance tools, and the commercial and government entities that use them would prefer people not read those notifications too closely. People who do read the notifications carefully will find that...

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Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking deluges

  • Written by Frances Davenport, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageFast-moving floodwater obliterated sections of major roads through Yellowstone National Park in 2022.Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service

Heavy rain combined with melting snow can be a destructive combination.

In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the mountains in and around Yellowstone National Park, rapidly...

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Why do kids have to go to school?

  • Written by Hawani Negussie, Chair and Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, UMass Global, University of Massachusetts
imageThe core of education is to enable young learners to be kind, giving members of society.David Brewster/Star Tribune via Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why do us kids have to go to school? – Vanessa C., age...

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A window into the number of trans teens living in America

  • Written by Jody L. Herman, Senior Scholar of Public Policy at the Williams Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
imageThough intolerance is still commonplace, young Americans are finding it less stigmatizing to openly identify as trans.AP Photo/Lynne SladkyimageCC BY-ND

In our recent analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a representative health survey of high school-age Americans at the school district, state and national levels, we found that about 1.4% of...

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Decades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Freelance Editor, The Conversation US
imageMillicent Brown, left, was one of the first two Black students to integrate a South Carolina public school, in September 1963.AP Photo

The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, handed down in 1954, was supposed to end racial segregation in the nation’s public schools. But that work remains undone, as evidenced by a U.S....

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Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day

  • Written by Shogo Sato, Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
imageSyncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.nambitomo/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm...

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Poll reveals white Americans see an increase in discrimination against other white people and less against other racial groups

  • Written by Stella Rouse, Professor of Government and Politics and Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
imagePolling suggests that white and Black Americans are coming from different positions on discrimination.DigitalVision Vector/Getty Images

Despite largely holding the political, economic and social levers of power, nearly a third of white Americans say they have seen “a lot more” discrimination against white people in the past five years...

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  4. The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators
  5. Supreme Court's 'Remain in Mexico' ruling puts immigration policy in the hands of voters – as long as elected presidents follow the rules
  6. Abortion benefits: Companies have a simple and legal way to help their workers living in anti-abortion states – expand paid time off
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  10. When does the fetus acquire a moral status of a human being? The philosophy of 'gradualism' can provide answers
  11. A water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems
  12. People vary a lot in how well they recognize, match or categorize the things they see – researchers attribute this skill to an ability they call 'o'
  13. Racial wealth gaps are yet another thing the US and UK have in common
  14. The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times, including striking down legal segregation and reversing Roe
  15. More states will now limit abortion, but they have long used laws to govern – and sometimes jail – pregnant women
  16. Jan. 6 hearings highlight problems with certification of presidential elections and potential ways to fix them
  17. Let's spare a few words for 'Silent Cal' Coolidge on July 4, his 150th birthday
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  20. Putin’s propaganda is rooted in Russian history – and that's why it works
  21. Russia's antisemitism aimed at Ukraine's Zelenskyy is just the Kremlin variant of a very old European virus
  22. American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West
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  25. An online life coaching program for female physicians decreases burnout, increases self-compassion and cures impostor syndrome, according to a new study
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  27. A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals
  28. Many drugs can't withstand stomach acid – a new delivery method could lead to more convenient medications
  29. Why Roe v. Wade's demise – unlike gay rights or Ukraine – isn't getting corporate America to speak up
  30. Jan. 6 hearings are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to important congressional oversight hearings
  31. Donating to help women get abortions is a First Amendment right – protected by Supreme Court precedents
  32. Intensifying heat waves threaten South Asia’s struggling farmers – increasingly, it's women who are at risk
  33. Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here's how they're funded and the services they provide
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  37. Why the Supreme Court's football decision is a game-changer on school prayer
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  42. First bipartisan gun control bill in a generation signed into law: 3 essential reads on what it means
  43. 'A revolutionary ruling – and not just for abortion’: A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of Dobbs
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